Pumpkin Cupcakes with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Rich and spicy pumpkin cupcakes!
Quick Facts
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 30 minutes
Cool Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 32 cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
4 eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 cup Mazola® Corn Oil
2 cups sugar
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup Argo® Corn Starch
4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons Argo® Baking Powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
Frosting:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons butter OR margarine, softened
1 tablespoon orange juice
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 teaspoons fresh grated orange peel
4 cups powdered sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
To make cupcakes: Blend eggs, oil, sugar and pumpkin in a large bowl; set aside. Stir together flour, corn starch, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and beat until well blended.
Pour batter into lined muffin tins. Fill about 2/3 full. Bake 30 minutes or until center springs back when touched. Cool 30 minutes. Spread with frosting.
To make frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add orange juice, vanilla, orange peel and powdered sugar; beat until smooth